Appearing in "Judge Dredd: Rumble in the Jungle (part 1)"[]
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Supporting characters:
- Judge Bunns
Villains:
- Juves from Walt Raleigh block
- The Bernie Beesley Block Bad Boys
- The James Dean Block Juves-Without-A-Cause
- The Morgan Fairchild Flamingoes
- The T. Dan Smith/Roy Orbison Juve Alliance
- The Bruce Kent Bombers
- The Lobsang Rampant Beast Pack
- The Bob Marks block Y-Bobs
Other characters:
- Newsreader
Locations:
- Sal Dali alley
- Various sectors
- 'The Jungle'
Items:
- Riot foam
Vehicles:
- Manta 114
- Lawmasters
- Rad-tractors
Synopsis for "Judge Dredd: Rumble in the Jungle (part 1)"[]
A newsreader introduces Justice Department's latest weapon in the never-ending war against crime: the Manta prowl tank. Dredd goes on patrol in one and arrests some juves who are found carrying weapons. Juves from all over the city converge on an area in sector 230 known as 'the Jungle'. The enterprising youngsters from Bob Marks block have stolen some rad-tractors.
Appearing in "Sláine: The Creeping Death"[]
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- Urien's guards
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- Urien's treasure (thrown from the mammoth to distract the guards)
Vehicles:
- None (unless you count the mammoth)
Synopsis for "Sláine: The Creeping Death"[]
Sláine has green scales on his skin. If they cover him, he will become one of the half-dead. Medb sends her father Urien's guards to hunt for Sláine while she returns to Drunemeton. Sláine, Ukko and Blind Bran arrive at Bran's hovel on Urien's mammoth. Ukko uses his knowledge of medicine to treat Sláine, and deters Urien's guards by pretending that he has the plague so they run away instead of searching the hovel. Sláine recovers from his stupor after they have left.
Appearing in "Nemesis the Warlock"[]
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- Muzurphus, leader of the Basilisks
Location:
- The planet Demotika
Items:
- The Termight Mechanicus, a complete guide to the machines of Termight
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Nemesis the Warlock"[]
Mek-Quake fights Torquearmada. Sir Evric can't find a way to stop them. In the confusion of the dust-storm Nemesis has caused, Fire-Raiser sets fire to Torquearmada. It topples to the ground, irreparably damaged. Unfortunately, the petrified form of Fangnar, the sacred symbol of the Basilisks, has also fallen over. Both sides are convinced that all is lost and they are doomed.
Appearing in "Strontium Dog: The Moses Incident (part 9)"[]
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- None
Other characters:
- Moses Quest
- Mrs Quest
- Enraged townspeople
Location:
- Nomi's World, colony planet in the galaxy's outermost spiral
Items:
- Scaffold
Vehicles:
- Hijacked shuttle
Synopsis for "Strontium Dog: The Moses Incident (part 9)"[]
One of the bleakest episodes of Strontium Dog ever: Johnny Alpha and Wulf Sternhammer return the zombified Moses Quest to his mother. Horrified at what they have done, her fellow townspeople string them up on the nearest scaffold. Mrs Quest is left alone in the town square with 'Moses', who says, "I... feel... empty. Help... me..."
The 'camera' draws back from the boy and his mother, showing only her back bent over him as she tells him, "Sleep, child... rest in peace."
Appearing in "Rogue Trooper: The Gasbah (part 1)"[]
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- Aliens
Location:
- Rix Bah, the gasbah, Kyro, Morokk desert, Nu Earth
Items:
- Souther propaganda poster
Vehicles:
- Souther military convoys
Synopsis for "Rogue Trooper: The Gasbah (part 1)"[]
Rogue and his pals escape from the military police in Kyro by hiding in the 'gasbah', the low-lying part of the city which is full of thick noxious chem clouds. In a bar they rescue a small alien who was getting beaten up by bigger aliens. Unknown to them, there are also Norts in the bar, who are worried that their devious plan will be discovered and hope that Rogue will soon be killed by hostile aliens.
Notes[]
Published by Fleetway on November 19th 1983. Sold for 20p in the UK.
Trivia[]
- The Nerve Centre is reduced in size this week. There are no letters, and just one piece of fan art (Tharg as a fatty).
- The film Casablanca is referred to in Rogue Trooper: "Of all the drink-joints in all the gasbah, the GI has to walk into this one!" Also, the name of the drink-joint in question is 'Rix Bah', a reference to the nightclub in the film, 'Rick's Café Américain'.
Recommended reading[]
Some of these stories are also collected in trade paperbacks.
Links and references[]
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